A Major Benefit of Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)is That It

question 19

Multiple Choice

A major benefit of chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is that it

• A)carries with it no risk of fetal loss,unlike amniocentesis.
• B)can be conducted in the first trimester of a woman's pregnancy.
• C)can be carried out at home with the help of over-the-counter kits.
• D)prevents the occurrence of subsequent ectopic pregnancies.

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Definitions:

P-Value

A statistical measure indicating the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the test, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" in hypothesis testing.

P-Value

The probability of observing a test statistic at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, a measure of the risk of making a Type I error.